Xbox Game Pass is getting a host of heavy-hitting games in May 2025, with fresh and hellish blockbusters, novel-looking indie hits, fan-favourite fighting games, and much more, on the way. It’s one of the bigger months for Xbox Game Pass, with plenty for folks of all tastes. Whether you’re looking to spend time smashing demons, or to solve the mysteries of the universe, you’re pretty well-covered here.
As in most months, there are some departures on the way, but that’s just how it goes on Xbox Game Pass. Games arrive, enjoy their time in the sun, and then depart with a brief wave.
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Xbox Game Pass: New Games for May 2025
Here’s all the games launching on Xbox Games Pass in May 2025:
- Dredge (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available now: “Dredge is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent.”
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available now: “Create your own character, explore Conton City, and team up with iconic characters from the series. Be ready to battle against formidable enemies to rescue the flow of History!”
- Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console / Standard) – Available now: “Welcome to Hinterberg, a new tourist hotspot in the idyllic Austrian Alps! There are plenty of dungeons to find and adventures to be had in Hinterberg – will you be sent packing on your first day, or remain to become a Master Slayer?”
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X/S / Standard) – Available now: “Step into the boots of Nor Vanek, an elite member of the Coalition army, joined by Enki, a fox-like companion, in their quest for vengeance against the Gods.”
- Metal Slug Tactics (Console / Standard) – Available now: “Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run’n’gun action of the original series, redefined.”
- Revenge of the Savage Planet (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC) – Available now: “In a future knocked off its axis by corporate greed and stupidity, you have been made redundant and abandoned on the far edge of space with little gear and no safety net.”
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available now: “Join the legendary Turtle brothers straight from the sewer and slide into this new adventure of shell-shocking proportions.”
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Console, Cloud / Ultimate, Standard) – Available now: “Fight together with your friends against the forces of Chaos and Skaven in this epic 4-player co-op game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world.”
- DOOM: The Dark Ages (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC) – Available now: “In this third installment of the modern DOOM series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.”
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC) – Available now: “Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a papercraft adventure game where you’ll meet the many good and not-so-good folks of Limbo, a place where souls with deep regrets are cursed into repeating the same day on a loop.”
- Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available now: “Firefighting Simulator: The Squad lets you experience what it means to fight fires up close as an active part of a major US city’s firefighting crew – together with up to three friends in the co-op multiplayer or in the single player mode.”
- Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available now: “Welcome to Brighton! Join the police force of this fictitious American city and experience the day-to-day life of a police officer in Police Simulator: Patrol Officers.”
- Monster Train (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC) – Available now: “Powerful beings known as Titans have seized control of Heaven. A makeshift alliance is formed between former angels and demons, who must learn to work together against their common foe.”
- Creatures of Ava (Xbox Series X/S / Standard) – Available now: “Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.”
- STALKER 2 (Xbox Series X/S / Standard) – Available now: “Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies, and powerful artefacts.”
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC) – Available now: “With your cosmic powers and untried courage, members can brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera alongside the God of Death.”
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available 27 May: “Engage in intense tactical combat, team-up with your friends, and survive in a dynamic open world to save Washington D.C. from hostile factions.”
- To a T (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC) – Available 28 May: “A charming, colourful adventure game from the creator of Katamari Damacy and the uvula team about a teen navigating life in a small town with their cute dog companion.”
- Metaphor ReFantazio (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available 29 May: “In this turn-based fantasy RPG you enter a Royal Tournament to claim the throne for a cursed prince.”
- Spray Paint Simulator (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC) – Available 29 May: “Spray Paint Simulator is a relaxing, satisfying game that invites you to build your own painting business from the ground up!”
- Crypt Custodian (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available 3 June: “Crypt Custodian is a charming top-down metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife.”
- Symphonia (Console, PC, Cloud / Ultimate, PC, Standard) – Available 3 June: “In Symphonia, you’ll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.”
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will also be getting new games in the Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) library from 23 May, including: Brütal Legend, Costume Quest 2, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Full Throttle Remastered, Grim Fandango Remastered, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Neon Abyss, Quantum Break, Rare Replay, ScreamRide, State of Decay: Year-One, SteamWorld Dig 2, Sunset Overdrive, Super Lucky’s Tale, and Zoo Tycoon Ultimate Animal Collection.
Xbox Game Pass: Game Departures for May 2025
The following titles will leave Xbox Game Pass on 31 May:
- Casette Beasts
- Firework
- Humanity
- Remnant 2
- Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
As always, you’ll be able to purchase these games at a discount if you’re keen to keep playing them after they depart Xbox Game Pass.
You can check out the full range of Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2025 on Xbox Wire.
